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my garra doesn't have a strong current and doesn't seem to mind, but I also wont sit here and pretend that I have a perfect setup for him. I don't believe it is as important for them as for the hillstreams tho. reticulated hillstreams and tweedie loach are shaped the way they are specifically because they live in fast rivers and spend their lives hopping up waterfalls. Garra did not develop the same genetic tools so they would prob be just fine in your tank. We only bought the one we have as a test to see if it would work ok in our loach tank, and we ended up liking him so much that we are going back some time in the next week or two and getting three more or so.

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I'm going to see if my lfs can get the panda garra in, online they are like $25, but if the store can get them cheaper I may be in for a few. I like the corys and figure they will eat any food the other fish eat (plus I will be feeding them there own tablets)

I have a few good fish to look into today :) along with looking into how to make my male dg one happy guy lol. He definitely is the boss of the tank

+1 Kevin makes a good point, the Otto's will eat the strains of algae the pleco's won't touch.

+1 also.

I agree with what most people said in that you must ensure you get something you like...and not to use them instead of cleaning the tank yourself, but in all honesty, if I didn't have algae issues I would not have purchased otos. I just couldn't shift a brown algae outbreak off my plants without damaging them. Otos have cured it and I've not had algae issues (or even cleaned the glass!) since getting them.

I bought a school of 11 and have only lost 1 (that I'm aware of). Sweet little things, although they do like to hide! I like them a lot.

So far I'm definitely leaning otos, 1 more concern I would have is feeding them. I understand when you first get them they will only eat algae... well if i get 6 of them, they will quickly clean out my tank, is there a way to either encourage algae growth or particular veggie they like to eat.

1. I don't have room for a algae farm (and outside it would freeze)
2. How often would they need that veggie to supplement there food source

There are several ways to stimulate algae growth, if that's really what you want to do. More light/direct sunlight/over fertilization/more waste. lol

I actually have a steady growth of algae in my planted 10gal - I could clean it up, but I let it grow for my algae eaters. I have 4 otos and 3 snails that go to town in there. A seemingly endless supply. ;] It started out with direct sunlight without the tank being planted. At this point, it was light growth. Then I moved to planted and changed to sand substrate w/ driftwood + one 10,000k bulb. That's when I saw algae growth like crazy.

I have since switched to two 6,500k bulbs and while I still have algae, I'm leaving it alone.

That being said, I'd never recommend anyone doing any of the things I just mentioned, because wanting algae in your tank is just plain silly. ;P